Helium Raven

Still one of the best animations I've ever done. Took just under a week and was equal parts fun and challenging. So here are some process passes! The full version had too many colors so I had to do some compression T0T

Francis Minoza and Laurence Minoza are two brothers who make up the design team Nicebleed. Hailing from Cebu City, Philippines, they began creating back in 2008 and haven’t looked back.

Peter runs so *heavily* and has his back hunched, short strides, fists closed. He is going for power, not speed

Miles is balanced. He is smooth, solid angles and his head moves he least. He’s probably got a history of running (idk much about Miles sorry)

Gwen runs like a dancer- long strokes, pointed hands, moving your entire body. Her torso swings back the most which makes sense, as she’s the most flexible.

Gods of Amonkhet (Oketra, Kefnet, Rhonas, Bontu, Hazoret) by Chase Stone

The antechapel where the statue stood

Of Newton with his prism and silent face,

The marble index of a mind forever

Voyaging through strange seas of thought, alone.

A lost genre: text adventures. Popular in the 1980s, especially among dads with aviator nerd glasses and moustaches, sci-fi geeks, and teens who scored way above standardized IQ tests.

The games were always a bit of a minority genre, however, as they mostly required nothing but your imagination and a willingness to immerse yourself into a world of words. Look at image 2, and imagine yourself looking at it for several hours as you’re trying to figure out how to open a door.

Suicide, nightmares, societal collapse, dystopias, some of these games weren’t pussyfootin’ around. With others, it was just dungeon after dungeon and see if you can find the key, jerk. Later games might have luxurious graphics to liven things up. Marvel joined in on the fun with their 1984 QUESTPROBE series, featuring Spider-Man, Hulk, and The Human Torch and Thing:

“Ouch! I scream! I’m The Incredible Hulk ™ now!” <HIT ENTER>

At their best though, the games were tense and addictive and required skilful minds. Sometimes, a little imagination and willingness is all you need.

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Ziz is a great bird from Jewish mythology, the counterpart of Behemoth and Leviathan. Ziz is said to be so huge that his wings can block out the sun.

The Jewish Aggadah calls Ziz the king of the birds, who stands in the sea with his head touching the sky. It is said that when Ziz laid an egg, the fluid from it breaking flooded six cities.

Image source.

Monster master list.